nneonneo wrote:Is Python giving memory errors? Or is it the SQL import?

If it is the SQL import, then it is not hard to fix; use the split_sql.py program (put it in the same place as the .sql files) to split the file into smaller chunks.

If it is Python, then I would be surprised, since I've seen the converter handle 900,000 post forums.

The SQL Import goes fine, It is really python that is giving these errors. It only chokes on those threads (the 45 000 + posts ones). It downloads everything fine, it's in the processing that the errors appears. I'll post the error log a bit later. This as been tried on two different computers, with differents providers. One system had 2 gigs mem and a 4gig swap, just to be on the safe side. We use the latest stable Python builds, 2.5.2 and 2.6

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I'm trying to convert a ProBoards forum to a phpBB forum. I downloaded the converter.zip file, but I don't see a converter that says it's for ProBoards... am I just missing it or do I need a different file?

Also, I'm new to both forum formats... (I'm doing this conversion for a friend. And I only have experience with a ASP/Access DB forum.) ...Is there anything I should know before I start this conversion?

I managed to get ahold of the ProBoards converter. I ran the code and it works great with one very serious, but probably easily fixed, problem.

The topic titles do not download. I'm converting to phpBB2.

I checked the SQL files to make sure that the topic titles were not in there. Some how it's not fetching them from the ProBoards forum. Any ideas on what's causing this and how I can fix it? Without the topic titles I can't view the topics unless they have multiple pages.

I've never been able to test the Zetaboards converter on a "real", non-test board, so there will probably be bugs. PM me your board address (and preferably also an account to test with) and I will try it out.

Need a conversion from another forum, but they won't give you the database? Try a crawler converter. If your converter isn't listed, feel free to post in that thread to ask for one.